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S&P Global Ratings said Strategy’s high Bitcoin concentration and low US dollar liquidity, among other factors, are weaknesses for the firm. S&P Global Ratings has given Michael Saylor’s Strategy a “B-” credit rating, placing it in the speculative, non-investment-grade territory — often referred to as a “junk bond” — although it said the Bitcoin treasury company’s outlook remains stable. “We view Strategy’s high bitcoin concentration, narrow business focus, weak risk-adjusted capitalization, and low US dollar liquidity as weaknesses,” the credit rating platform said in a review of Strategy on Monday. Strategy has accumulated its 640,808 BTC treasury mainly via equity and debt financing. The stable outlook assumes the company will prudently manage convertible debt maturities and maintain preferred stock dividends, potentially through additional debt issuance, it said. Read more

The bogus invitation listed Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong as speakers for a non-existent Dubai summit.

Argentines gambled by swapping pesos for dollar stablecoins this weekend as the local currency fluctuated in price.

Ohio lawmakers introduced a bill declaring AI systems nonsentient under state law.

Anonymous donors said they pooled funds to recognize Binance founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday with a 14-foot-tall statue.

The scheduled release date of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been unveiled as the former Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) jailmate plans to appeal his 2025 conviction, per information on the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ website.Release Date Set For Sean ‘Diddy’ CombsAccording to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Combs is scheduled to be released on May 8, 2028.Combs […] The post Former SBF Jailmate Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Release Date Unveiled appeared first on Cryptonews.

With Uptober fading and tariffs in focus, bullish crypto has examined Pi, XRP, VIRTUAL, and Snorter, outlining how analysts have viewed the dip as consolidation while markets have looked to the Fed and potential bull-run setups into 2025. The post Bullish Crypto to Buy Today, October 27 – Pi, XRP, Virtuals appeared first on Cryptonews.

DeepSeek AI Predicts a potential breakout for Solana, XRP, and BNB as market sentiment stabilizes after the post-tariff sell-off. With renewed investor optimism and key catalysts ahead, the chatbot’s models suggest strong upward momentum into the next quarter. The post China’s DeepSeek AI Predicts the Price of SOL, XRP, BNB by the End of October 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Altcoin ETFs are landing this week, with Canary's Litecoin and Hedera funds and Bitwise and Grayscale Solana ETFs set to begin trading.

Bitcoin climbs above $115K as trade optimism, Trump-linked investments, and Ledn’s $1B Bitcoin loans boost confidence. Bulls now eye a breakout toward $124K. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC Targets $124K as Trade Optimism and Institutional Demand Fuel Rally appeared first on Cryptonews.

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation. Today in crypto, Michael Selig confirmed his nomination to chair the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Meanwhile, cryptocurrency investment funds regained momentum last week amid improving investor confidence, and Australia’s crypto industry warned that the country’s draft digital asset laws still need significant work. US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official Michael Selig announced that President Donald Trump had nominated him to chair the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), citing a focus on crypto policies. The move still requires Senate approval and comes as the agency operates with several open seats. In Saturday X posts, Selig and White House crypto and AI czar David Sacks confirmed reports that Trump would nominate him to chair the CFTC, setting the groundwork for the departure of acting Chair Caroline Ph...

The eight-hour outage occurred during the largest liquidation event in crypto history, prompting dYdX to propose community-governed reimbursements from its insurance fund. Decentralized exchange dYdX released a post-mortem and community update detailing plans to compensate traders affected by a chain halt that paused operations for roughly eight hours during last month’s market crash. The exchange said on Monday that its governance community will vote on compensating affected traders with up to $462,000 from the protocol’s insurance fund. DYdX wrote that the Oct. 10 outage stemmed “from a misordered code process, and its duration was exacerbated by delays in validators restarting their oracle sidecar services.” According to the DEX, when the chain resumed, “the matching engine processed trades/liquidations at incorrect prices due to stale oracle data.” Read more

Amid a US government shutdown with no end in sight, a Republican lawmaker said Congress had only until January or February to pass crypto legislation. North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis, a Republican member of the US Senate Banking Committee, reportedly warned that Congress has only a few months left to advance crypto legislation before election politics stall progress. According to a Monday Bloomberg report, Tillis said the 2026 midterm elections would likely hamper progress on any crypto bills currently moving through Congress, such as the market structure framework passed by the House of Representatives in July, which is currently under consideration in the Senate. Tillis said lawmakers should act “by the first part of January, February” to get any legislation passed in the current session, which ends in January 2027. Read more

Bitcoin futures hit $543 billion in October, amidst renewed traders' appetite for leverage and institutional bets on the next bull run.

Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas says exchanges have posted listing notices for Bitwise’s Solana ETF and Canary’s Litecoin and Hedera funds. Crypto markets may see another wave of exchange-traded fund debuts this week, with Solana, Litecoin and HBAR funds appearing in US exchange listings ahead of a potential launch on Tuesday. According to Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas, US exchange listing notices have appeared for Bitwise’s Solana (SOL) ETF and Canary’s Litecoin (LTC) and Hedera (HBAR) ETFs, with the funds slated to go live on Tuesday. In an X post on Monday, Balchunas said Grayscale’s Solana Trust is expected to convert to an ETF the following day. Read more

Community speculation about a MetaMask Airdrop has risen after a claim portal has been spotted and MetaMask Rewards has launched. Polymarket odds have increased, while Consensys leaders have cautioned about phishing and have said confirmation will appear in-wallet and on the main site. The post MetaMask Airdrop Finally Happening? Mysterious Claim Site Reignites MASK Token Speculation appeared first on Cryptonews.

ChatGPT's XRP Analysis has detailed a $2.61–$2.74 range with XRP near $2.68, volume higher and RSI near 41, above the 20- and 200-day EMAs yet below the 50- and 100-day levels. The XRP ETF has exceeded $100M AUM, Evernorth has reached 388.7M XRP, and Brad Garlinghouse has been reported in consideration for Trump’s crypto group. The post ChatGPT’s XRP Analysis: XRP ETF Breaks $100M and Garlinghouse Eyes Trump Crypto Board appeared first on Cryptonews.

ETHZilla continued climbing Monday, with the Ethereum treasury firm selling ETH to buy back shares—just like a prominent investor asked.

The maneuver highlights the pressure digital asset treasury stocks face, with many once-high-flying names now trading below the value of the crypto on their books.

A Madras High Court judge barred WazirX from reallocating a customer’s XRP holdings and declared cryptocurrency qualifies as property under Indian law, setting a precedent that may reshape how exchanges handle user assets during insolvency proceedings across multiple jurisdictions. As The Times of India reported on Oct. 25, Justice N Anand Venkatesh ruled that the […] The post Landmark ruling in India treats XRP as property, not speculation appeared first on CryptoSlate.